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Addressing the Drivers of Crime for Māori

Published in 2011

The Government’s work to address the Drivers of Crime is co-led by the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Māori Affairs. Te Puni Kōkiri is working with the Ministry of Justice and other agencies on an interagency work programme, Addressing the Drivers of Crime. As a contribution to this work, Te Puni Kōkiri has developed a Working Paper called Addressing the Drivers of Crime for Māori.

A study of the children of prisoners: findings from Māori data

Published in 2011

This study reports on the Māori data collected as part of a research project on the children of prisoners carried out in 2009 and 2010, for Pillars, a community organisation that works with the families of prisoners.

Māori designed, developed and delivered initiatives to reduce Māori offending and re-offending

Published in 2010

This publication reports on a wānanga hosted by Te Puni Kōkiri on 24 June 2010. It was an opportunity to share the learning from Māori designed, developed and delivered initiatives with policy analysts and others working to address the drivers of crime and with an interest in reducing the over-representation of Māori in the criminal justice system.